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Evaluation of Leptin as a Marker of Insulin Resistance in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

BACKGROUND: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a leading cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide, whose incidence is rapidly increasing in India. T2DM is caused by varying degrees of insulin resistance (IR) and relative insulin deficiency. Leptin, an adipokine with the primary function of regulat...

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Autores principales: Moonishaa, Thiyagarajan Manjuladevi, Nanda, Sunil Kumar, Shamraj, Muthukrishnan, Sivaa, Rajendran, Sivakumar, Periyasamy, Ravichandran, Kandasamy
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5590380/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28904917
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijabmr.IJABMR_278_16